Faustino Diaz: Trombone master from Oaxaca in L.A.
*What a wonderful interview! What a wonderful opportunity to listen and learn from a Latino master – from Oaxaca to the Rotterdam conservatory. The podcast is in Spanish,well worth the listen. VL
By Sam Quiñones, A Reporter’s Blog
Faustino Diaz, the Oaxacan trombone master, returns to Los Angeles this weekend for a Sunday concert at the Ukrainian Hall, 4315 Melrose Ave.
Diaz thrilled Mexico last year when he won the International Trombone Competition in South Korea.
A few days later he visited the Pico-Union District and the music school run by director Estanislao Maqueos, who has used his school to organize Oaxacan youth orchestras.
There, I had the chance to sit down and talk with him about his life, and having to venture out into the world to find his music like a migrant finds a future.
The interview is above and in Spanish.
This article was originally published in A Reporter’s Blog.
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